Allison Russell, Aysanabee
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
February 23, 2024
On Friday night, Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell brought her ‘The Returner Tour’ to a sold-out Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC.
Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee, whose debut album Watin was released in 2022, opened the night for her.
A little after 10pm, Allison Russell and her all-female band called Rainbow Coalition, featuring Elenna Canlas, Caoimhe Hopkinson, Caoi de Barra and Joy Clark, took the stage and opened with “Hy-Brasil”, written as tribute to Russell’s maternal Scottish Canadian grand-mother.
Russell‘s setlist was mainly from her latest album The Returner, released in September 2023 via Fantasy Records, with some tracks from her album Outside Child. Halfway through the show, Russell and her band moved closer to the audience and played a short acoustic set.
Allison Russell is a generous performer whose energy immediately captives the crowd and brings them on a musical journey. She will be on tour across Canada until March 22nd so grab your tickets now!
Allison Russel
Aysanabee
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All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer